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Saudi Arabia’s real estate price index climbed by 3.2% to 105 points in the second quarter of 2025, from 101.79 points a year earlier, data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.
The authority stated that a new methodology for calculating the index was adopted in Q3 2024, in cooperation with the Real Estate General Authority (REGA), the Ministry of Justice, and the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), setting 2023 as the base year.
The real estate index gauges three segments: The residential segment covers residential land plots, buildings, villas, apartments, and houses; the commercial segment covers commercial land plots, buildings, shops, and malls; and the agricultural segment covers agricultural land.
GASTAT said the residential segment grew 0.4% YoY to 101.57 points in Q2 2025.
Meanwhile, the commercial segment increased by 11.7% YoY to 115.69 points by the end of the three-month period.
However, during the same quarter, the agricultural segment retreated by 0.9% YoY to 102.63 points.
As for real estate prices by region, Tabuk recorded the highest annual rise of 4.7%, followed by the Eastern Province and Makkah at 4.2% and 3.9%, respectively.
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Saudi Real Estate Price Index by Region |
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Region |
Price Index (Points) |
YoY change (%) |
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Tabuk |
104.40 |
+4.7% |
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Eastern Province |
98.17 |
+4.2% |
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Makkah |
102.07 |
+3.9% |
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Riyadh |
111.35 |
+3.6% |
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Hail |
102.65 |
+2.9% |
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Qassim |
97.48 |
+1.1% |
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Najran |
100.61 |
+0.4% |
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Al Jouf |
96.93 |
(0.7%) |
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Northern Borders |
99.29 |
(1.3%) |
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Al-Baha |
80.16 |
(1.7%) |
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Jazan |
99.18 |
(2.8%) |
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Madinah |
96.03 |
(3.2%) |
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Aseer |
89.04 |
(3.9%) |
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